Now the remarkable thing about this child was his great strength, and as he grew older he grew stronger and stronger, so that by the time he was eight years of age he was able to cut down trees as quickly as the woodcutters. She called him Kintaro or the Golden Boy. Fearing her husband’s enemies, she fled to the Ashigara Mountains as soon as her husband was dead, and there in the lonely forests where no one ever came except woodcutters, a little boy was born to her. This misfortune so preyed upon his mind that he did not long survive his dismissal-he died, leaving behind him his beautiful young wife to face the world alone. Not long after this, through the malice of some of his friends, he fell into disgrace at Court and was dismissed. Now he fell in love with a beautiful lady and married her. Long, long ago there lived in Kyoto a brave soldier named Kintoki. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser.
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